Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Pere Hyacinthe is seriously i'll IN Paris.
The Earl of Lopgford is dead. He was
6S years of age.
The National Academy of Sciences is in
session in Washington.
pontifcal brief on the Washington Uni.
versity will be given to Bishop Keane to-
morrow.
The court house of Jones county, Miss,
with all its records, was destroyed by ap IN
cendiary fire yesterday.
The Paris Temps says the ualady from
which the German Crown Prince is suffering
is cancer Of the tongue.
1t is expected that A. NJ. F. Bllingslea, OF
Richmond, will be appointed Inspector OF
furniture of public buildings under the
Treasury Department.
Major James F. Ryan, brother of Arch
bishop Ryan, ofPbiladelphia, and wealthy
citizen of McKeesport, Pa, was killed IN
runaway accident yesterday.
The Protestant ministers at Montreal
have protested against the bill now before
the Canada Legislature proposing to place
crucifxes in ali courts of law.
The Touring mills in California are largely
curtailing or entirely ceasing operations
owing to the rise in the price of wheat,
which will not permit them to mill at
profit.
Mai. Saunderson, speaking at Tunbridge,
England, yesterday, reiterated his charges
against the Parnellites and challenged them
to adopt the means of vindication at their
| disposal.
The semi centennial of the introduction of
railways into France will be celebrated by
an international exhibition OF railways at
Vincennes from May to November OF the
present year.
The West Virginia Legislature meets IN
extra session to day. 1t is conceded that
Senator will be elected, and that ID. w;
Lucas, the appointee of the Governor, VIII
not be allowed to serve.
The interstate commerce commission yes
terday elected Edward A. Moseley, of Bos-
ton, az secretary. He is democratic mem.
Der of the Massachusetts Legislature ana OF
one of the committees on railroads.
At the annual meeting of the Maritime
Association of the City of New York held
Yesterday, the president referred to the de-
cline Of American shipping. and attributes
it to great extent to the protective laws.
Maj Gen. Terry, who commanded the Di'
vision of the Missouri, will discharge the
duties of general commanding the depart
ment of the Missouri until q successor Is
appointed to succeed Gen. Wilcox, retired
Local Assembly No. 1864, composed OF tin
and sheet-iron workers, of New York, has
refused to pay the assessment OF 81 per
member imposed by District Assembly 49,
to pay the expenses of Pythagoras Hall, the
headquarters of49.
Alexander Mitchell, president of the
Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad,
died in New York yesterday of pneumonia:
He had been TO Florida for his health, and
contracted heavy cold while en- route to
New York.
Counsel for Larry Donovan, the bridge
Jumper, imprisoned for an alleged attempt
to repeat his jump, yesterday obtained from
Judge Donohue, in New York. writ of ha,
beas corpus, returnable on the ground OF
illegal commitment
George H. Ford, q jeweler, of New Haven,
Conn.,, has sued the New Haven Union for
81 900 damages, because the paper charged
that an invitation to President Cleveland to
attend the dedication of the Soldiers monu-
ment, in that city, was expressed IN ingram
NAUTICAL language.
Parwana Khan, the Afghan commander
who was sent by the Ameer with iorca OF
5000 men to avenge the recent massacre OF
Gholam Haider Khan, the governor OF
Maruf, by the Ghilzajs, whose rebellion he
had set out to suppress, was met and routed
south Of Ghuzn by the rebels.
The commission appointed to investigate
the accounts of the Pacific railroads effected
an organization yesterday by electing ex-
Gov. Pattison chairman. The selection OF 8
secretary to the commission was considered,
and suitable person for the office agreed
upon, but his name WAS not made public
A New York genius has invented va
CUM carr with which he'asserts his ability
to navigate the air at nigh speed and drop
explosives with precision upon the decks of
war vessels or in fortified places. The mat
ter is deemed of sufficient Importance to
warrant inquiry, and an ordnance officer
has been instructed to communicate in per-
son with the inventor.
General Payne. the owner of the yacht
Mayhower, who challenged the British cut
ter Arrow for race for the possession of
the cup now held by the Arrow, has decided
not to send his vessel to England this year.
This fact was settled yesterday when cable
dispatch was received from MIR. Chamber
layne of the Arrow, to the effect that he
would not consent to race unless the May
J flowers centre board was fixed in peima-
nent position. AS the Mayhower's plan
requires the unrestricted use of the centre.
board the advantage asked by the Arrow
will not be conceded and the race, therefore,
will not take place.